Brann Dailor of Mastodon – HuffPost 11.18.11

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists?

Brann Dailor: It’s getting harder and harder to be a professional musician due to the circumstances around what that is. It’s hard to get a record deal, record companies aren’t signing; it’s tough. You shouldn’t be going into music to be a famous person, you should make music because you love making music. You should find some people that you can connect with and make music together that makes you, and the people in your band, happy. That’s pretty much all you should expect from it. Try hard to push yourself in any direction that you feel necessary, and work hard to be the best player you can be. Do it because you like it.